APA Practice Guidelines

Question 1

Three levels of involvement for psychologists in medications

Answer 1

Prescribers:
Collaboration: involved in decision making for prescription of one or more patients
Providing relevant information to prescribing decision makers: not helping choose meds, but talking about bx symptoms and variables that involve decision making

Question 2

Guideline 1

Answer 2

consider scope of competence, seek consultation before offering recs about psychotropic meds

Question 3

Guideline 2

Answer 3

evaluate feelings and attitudes about role of meds in tx

Question 4

Guideline 3

Answer 4

be sensitive to the developmental, age, edu, sex, language, health status, and culture that moderate aspects of pharmocology

Question 5

Guideline 4

Answer 5

identify level of knowledge concerning pharmacotherapy for populations they serve

Question 6

Guideline 5

Answer 6

be sensitive to potential for adverse effects of psychotropic meds

Question 7

Guideline 6

Answer 7

familiarize self with technological resources that can enhance decision making

Question 8

Guideline 7

Answer 8

Familiarize self with key procedures for monitoring physical and psychological sequelae of meds used to tx psych disorders, including lab exams and overt signs of adverse or unintended effects

Question 9

Guideline 8

Answer 9

strive to monitor the physiological status of pts

Question 10

Guideline 9

Answer 10

explore issues surrounding pt adherence and feelings about meds

Question 11

Guideline 10

Answer 11

develop relationship that allows pops served to feel comfy exploring issues of medications

Question 12

Guideline 11

Answer 12

adopt biopsychosocial approach to case formulation

Question 13

Guideline 12

Answer 13

use an expanded informed consent process to incorporate additional issues specific to prescribing

Question 14

Guideline 13

Answer 14

consider best interests of pt, current research, and needs of the community

Question 15

Guideline 14

Answer 15

be sensitive to subtle influences of effective marketing on professional bx and potential for bias in information in clinical decisions

Question 16

Guideline 15

Answer 16

learn moer about pt’s characteristic patterns of interpersonal bx to continue to think psychologically and use social variables - DO NOT BECOME SOLELY FOCUSED ON MEDICATION

Question 17

Guideline 16

Answer 17

be sensitive to maintaining appropriate relationships with other providers of psych services - DO NOT BREAK THE GUILD